Alfred Plasket in Hampshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Alfred Plasket of The Village, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

First name(s)

Alfred

Last name

Plasket

Relationship

Head

Marital status

Married

Gender

Male

Age

32

Birth year

1849

Occupation

Coal Merchant

Birth town

Lyndhurst

Birth county

Hampshire

Birth place

England

Street

The Village

Town

—

Parish

Brockenhurst

County

Hampshire

Country

England

Registration district

Lymington

Other household members

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Gender

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

First name(s)

Ellen

Last name

Plasket

Relationship

Wife

Marital status

Married

Gender

Female

Age

35

Birth year

1846

Occupation

Coal Merchants Wife

Birth place

Hampshire, England

First name(s)

Hilda Isabel

Last name

Plasket

Relationship

Daughter

Marital status

Single

Gender

Female

Age

3

Birth year

1878

Occupation

Coal Merchants Daughter

Birth place

Boldre, Hampshire, England

First name(s)

Alfred Reeves

Last name

Plasket

Relationship

Son

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

1

Birth year

1880

Occupation

Son Of Coal Mercht

Birth place

Hampshire, England

First name(s)

Richard

Last name

Carter

Relationship

Lodger

Marital status

Single

Gender

Male

Age

42

Birth year

1839

Occupation

Manager Hotelkeeper

Birth place

Chislet, Kent, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.